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Migration in action
Late summer is an exciting time of year as thousands of birds journey South for the winter. As with any long distance travel, they need to stop and have a rest as well as some food to keep energy levels high! WWT Welney is the perfect place for them to dr
24 August 2016
Three crane chicks hatch
Three African Crowned Crane eggs have successfully hatched at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. This is only the fourth that the Centre has successfully reared African Crown Crane chicks since the Centre was established in 1975. The crane chicks can be vi
24 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 24/08/16
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Ruff 1 Avocet 2 Common tern 3 Curlew 5 Lapwing 161 Grey heron 4 Common snipe 1 Redshank 32 Eurasian teal 6 Bar-tailed godwit 2 Black-tailed godwit 6 Saline Lagoon Lapwing 3 Grey heron 1 Female goosander 1 *first since wint
24 August 2016
Wildlife sightings for 24th August 2016
1 Hobby - over Sheltered Lagoon, Main Lake (p.m) 1 Garganey - Main Lake (showing well from WWF Hide) 1 Common Sandpiper - Main Lake 1 Black-tailed Godwit - Marsh 2 Whinchat - Marsh 1 Wheatear - Marsh 1 Kingfisher - Sheltered Lagoon 4 Chiffchaff - South
24 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 23/08/16
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Green sandpiper 2 Ruff 1 Curlew 14 Black-tailed godwit 10 Bar-tailed godwit 1 Redshank 79 Avocet 3 Lapwing 137 Ringed plover 1 Common snipe 5 Eurasian teal 9 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 3 Cormorant 10 Hawthorn Wood Jay 2 Gold
23 August 2016
A very warm day
A clear night and tailwind seems to have encouraged a few waders to move on overnight, we will see waves of them passing through until October. The calmer conditions encouraged the passerines to show well again, the weather has dumped many warblers over t
23 August 2016
Wildlife sightings for 23rd August 2016
54 Shoveler - main lake 2 Garganey - main lake 1 Black-Tailed Godwit - grazing marsh 2 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Willow Warbler - South route August bird highlights: Garganey, Hobby, Red Kite, Buzzard, Peregrine, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, G
23 August 2016
Tuesday August 23rd
Still plenty of duck on The Folly Pond, along with a few Snipe and Black-tailed Godwits. Two Greenshanks too, first thing. Great White Egret on the merse yesterday has yet to be found today Today's high tide 16:36 9.0m Around the reserve today:
23 August 2016
More new arrivals
A breezy day with cloud and largely dry other than drizzle. The birding is still very good. Some of the scarcer visitors were fleeting such as the petrel, some of the waders were seen only over the high tide but others showed well all day (see Black Tern
22 August 2016
Osprey appearance
A juvenile osprey was sighted fishing at the deep scrape at Arundel Wetland Centre on Sunday. Juvenile ospreys have darker, less distinct head markings and pale edge to their wings. The bird spent the day making low and high passes giving the visitors
22 August 2016
It looking like it's going to get Otter!
Yes we aren't talking about the weather. Today two wild Otter were seen hunting from the Harrier Hide early afternoon. They caught a fish before swimming out of sight. This is the first time this species has been seen on the reserve, although 15+ years ag
22 August 2016
Today's Highlights
Tree sparrow and young by Gill McCoy A dozen Golden plover flew in to Main Observatory pool at 2pm today Greenshank - Lady Fen Common sandpiper-Friends and Main obs Green sandpiper-Friends and Main obs Whooper swan pa
22 August 2016
Recent Sightings, British Steel Hide and Millennium Wetlands
Evening Estuary - cr. Rob Werran British Steel Hide Cormorant 12 Little Egret 17 Grey Heron 1 Greylag Goose 152 Canada Goose 23 Shelduck 10 Wigeon 10 Teal 24 Gadwall 55 Shoveler 4 Sparrowhawk 1 Peregrine 1 Oystercatcher 650 Lapwing 32 Knot 9 Dunlin 26 Ru
22 August 2016
Rare sawfly found
Willow sawfly larvae by Annabelle Hammond Earlier this month our volunteer, Annabelle Hammond, found this awesome caterpillar whilst managing some of the willow. It turned out to be a very rare species called the wi
22 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 22/08/16
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Curlew 4 Ruff 1 Black-tailed godwit 11 Bar-tailed godwit 1 Ringed plover 1 Redshank 71 Lapwing 62 Avocet 3 Black-headed gull 6 Common tern 30 Common snipe 1 Saline Lagoon Eurasian teal 6 Grey heron 1 Gadwall 2 Hawthorn Woo
22 August 2016